Two questions and a mini-rant Posted: 01-15-08 21:31pm
1.) Is it safe to use sunscreen on Jays
face? She's almost a month old. Is her
skin to sensitive?
2.) How can I get my milk to dry up? Being
engorged all the time is notfun.
Annnnd.
I keep the formula, bottles, and whisk in
the cabinet right next to the microwave,
so I don't have to run around the kitchen
trying to get everything together when I
make her bottles. And my mom moved the
formula to the pantry in the laundry room
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, the whisk
to the silverware drawer on the bottom
shelf (which I can't reach when I'm
holding Jay because I have to bend over)
and the bottles in the cabinet next to the
fridge, on the other side of the kitchen.
I asked her why, and she said because
"that's where it all goes". I told her
it's more convenient to have it all
together, and she said she didn't care,
that she didn't want the baby stuff in
her kitchen.
Blah.
I moved it all back anyways. Don't tell
her >.>
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Idony
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Posted: 01-15-08 21:46pm
im not sure about her face, but i know
sunscreen is ok to use on a baby, maybe
try a wide brimmed hat if she will leave
it on
wear a tight bra, and if your getting so
engorged you cant stand it express a
little by hand (you can even put this in
jays bottle if you want, it couldnt hurt
right) but dont do too much, you cant let
your body think there is a demand for it,
just enough to releive the pressure
about your mum, maybe try putting the
stuff on jays dresser or in your room
somewhere? then its out of HER kitchen and
its all together, and maybe keep a bottle
of water with it and refill the bottle
when its empty so you dont have to run to
the kitchen to do it
and how does the formula belong in the
laundry room?
oh what do you use the whisk for? i just
shake the bottles, i thought thats what
most people did???
~alicia~
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-15-08 21:56pm
I'll do the hand express, but it would
hurt to go in her bottle, she's lactose
intolerant. That's why I'm not
breastfeeding
The kitchen is downstairs, my room is
upstairs. That's more inconvenient than
where she put the stuff now! I
need the microwave to heat the water. And
the laundry room pantry is where all our
non-perishables go, so I guess that's why
she figures it should go out there.
And shaking it makes waaaaay to many air
bubbles. Jay's gassy enough without
putting all that air in her stomach
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jenniek
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Posted: 01-15-08 22:21pm
I'm pretty sure my dr told me not to use
sunscreen on Brayden until he was a few
months old.. that was so long ago that I
can't remember exactly!! And I know we
were told not to put it on his hands and
face when we did use it. I woud call your
doctor and ask them. They can tell you
exactly!
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Idony
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Posted: 01-15-08 23:01pm
oh, sorry i didnt know that, how do you
know that shes lactose intolerant? its
very VERY rare in babies. i swear im not
trying to be mean im just curious
oh, i guess the microwave thing didnt
accure to me duh *smacks head* i dont and
never did warm vals bottles, babies dont
actualy NEED it warm so i never did it
cause i didnt want her to get attached to
it
it doesnt make that many air bubbles if
you leave it alone for like 5 minutes
after you shake it, thats what i do, trust
me val gets horribly painful gas, ive
learned a lot of little tricks over the
last few monthes lol
~alicia~
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-15-08 23:37pm
Well, first my milk was making her sick. I
tried changing my diet, but it didn't help
at all, she'd still throw up after eating
and scream almost all of the time. So I
switched to formula, and it didn't help.
SO we switched to soy formula, and now
she's fine. So I'm assuming she's lactose
intolerant. Maybe I am pampering Jay with
warm formula, but I sure as heck wouldn't
want to drink cold drinks when it's
freezing already in the house. And letting
a bottle stand for 5 minutes while Jayden
screams for her food just seems stupid to
me, especially late at night when I have a
5 year old sleeping in the room connected
to mine. Much easier to use the whisk and
get it to her within two minutes of her
wanting it.
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Idony
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Posted: 01-15-08 23:44pm
i doubt thats lactose intolerance, its
probably a slight milk protein intolerance
(more common in babies) val has that only
a very very serious form of it, she cant
even have soy, shes on a formula that has
NO protein in it at all, its just amino
acids
im not saying your pampering her, and i
didnt say give it to her cold either, i
give val room temp bottles, but you do
what you want shes your child
again i never said you had to do it my way
i was just telling you what i do because i
was curious about the whisk, i dont find
it stupid at all, val has to learn to wait
either way, i would rather her wait 5
minutes to get her bottle then have her in
pain later, please dont call it stupid i
an not criticizing what you are doing dont
criticize what im doing
again i never said you had to do any of
that i was just giveing suggestions based
on what i do because i dont know your
situation
~alicia~
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-16-08 00:50am
I'm sorry if I came of sounding
criticizing, I really didn't mean to. I
was just trying to explain why I do things
the way I do. I didn't mean the stupid
comment to come of sounding critizing
either... I should have chosen a better
word, but stupid was the first that came
to mind and I'm too tired to dig in my
vocabulary for a more accurate one. I just
meant that waiting for the bubbles to
settle is inconvenient because there are
other children living in my house, and I
need to get Jayden settled back down
before I wake them up. It's quicker to get
it whisked and the air pushed out of the
bag, that's all I meant.
I am really sorry that I came off as
criticizing, I never meant to. I'm sure
your parenting strategies work great for
you or you wouldn't recommended I try
them... I was just trying to explain why
they wouldn't work for me.
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Posted: 01-16-08 07:39am
put cabbage leaves in your bra, trust me i
havn't gone mad. My midwife reccommended
it to me when i was engorged from my milk
coming in, other than that you just have
to grin and bare it. I'm dreading putting
Mika onto bottles soon for so many
reasons:
1. My boobs being engorged
2. Mika having formula, i hate that idea
3. The guilt
4. Sterilising bottles, i hate it
5. It's going to be so hard making the
transition.
With the whole your mum thing i can't help
you there because i'm a strong believer
that if you are living with your parents
when you have a child of your own you have
to respect how they run their home and if
your mum has the feeding stuff in a
particular place then so be it IMO.
Couldn't you just have it all in your
room?
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mamaTT
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Posted: 01-16-08 10:03am
If you are really worried about the
bubbles in the bottles, put some Mylicon
in each one. It gets rid of the bubbles
instantly and it's safe to use at every
feeding. Just a suggestion...
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Mommy35
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Posted: 01-16-08 10:08am
You can use sunscreen on a baby and a hat
is also a great idea.
I have heard that cabbabe leaves works
too, so Dani hasn't gone mad. LOL
Maybe you could try making your bottles in
advance and then there wouldn't be air in
them.
No offense, but your mom sounds like a
real piece of work. Don't worry, mine is
too. I'm just glad I don't live with her.
UCK
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Idony
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Posted: 01-16-08 10:29am
cabbage releases sulfar when it heats
thats why it draws out infection
~alicia~
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O0o0h_baby
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Posted: 01-16-08 17:48pm
I always kept 8 to 10 ozs of formula made
up at a time, I just kept it in a
tupperwear bottle in the fridge ^^
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yellow ribbon
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Posted: 01-16-08 20:20pm
maybe you could get a bottle warmer or a
small microwave for your room. Im not sure
of the space you have but we got a bottle
warmer from babies ru s for $20 and it
heats in like 60 secs. it also had a
cooler that you can put premade bottles in
and they were good for 8 hrs. depends on
the bottles you use tho cuz some didnt fit
wed have to warm them in a cheap skinny
bottle and pour it into liams bottle.
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Katrinadoodle
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Posted: 01-16-08 20:31pm
My mom noticed I moved everything back,
and she didn't say anything. I think she
moved everything just for the sake of
being ornery
Danni - I've been using the cabbage
leaves... I feel like a walking salad bar!
But there's nothing I can do to actually
make my body stop producing milk? And the
transition wasn't too hard... I put 3
parts breast milk, 1 part formula in a
bottle for a day, then the next day did
half-and-half, etc.... but then again Jay
is younger than Mika, so you might have a
harder time. Good luck!
Dani - I didn't know they made those! I'll
look into it... thanks!
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Posted: 01-17-08 14:16pm
i was told if a baby is under 6 months you
should use baby sun screen.. so thats what
reese has..
I
need the microwave to heat the water. And
the laundry room pantry is where all our
non-perishables go, so I guess that's why
she figures it should go out there.
